Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:27:28 +0000 (GMT) From: attila <attila@hun.org> To: justin <jwpauler@jwpages.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: USER PPP Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008100025110.1010-100000@hun.org> In-Reply-To: <000801c00260$657d4b80$668df9d0@hernandez>
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1. start ppp with 'ddial' --if they drop, it brings it back up.
2. implement a 4 minute cron program which 'stats' something, or
maybe setup fetchmail if you are using the ISP's mailbox.
fetchmail can be configured for any time interval
On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, justin wrote:
> Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 19:17:37 -0500
> From: justin <jwpauler@jwpages.com>
> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: USER PPP
>
> Hey fellas...
>
> Allright, here is the situation. I just had a second phone line installed in my house, a POTS (plain old telephone service) line. I have plugged it directly into my FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE workstation/server. I allready have PPP setup and when I execute it, it runs fine. Now then, what I would eventually like to do is have all of my windows based machines connect to this one and use it as a gateway for internet traffic. However, that will come later.
>
> What I would like to do right now, however, is guarantee that anytime, anyday, barring a problem with my ISP, that my box is connected to the internet. I have it currently setup to dial the internet when it boots and that seems, so far to work ok. My problem you ask? My ISP implements a 5 minute no transfer policy, they disconnect my connection after 5 minutes of 'idling'. What I would like to do is have some kind of check to verify if I am still connected to the internet and if not, execute it. I was thinking some type of script running from crontab every 5 minutes. If I am not connected, then automatically reconnect to the internet.
>
> Now there is another possible solution I cannot find an answer to. Is there a BSD option to 'keep-alive' the connection so I do not time out? I would prefer not to leave an X session opening refreshing CNN every five minutes :P
>
> Your help and/or scripts are welcome :)
>
> Justin W. Pauler
> JWPages Web Development
> jwpauler@jwpages.com
>
>
>
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